Requirements for Admissions

Application requirements:  Students enrolled in the PhD in Physical Therapy program at the University of Miami work closely with a faculty mentor from their first days in the program.  As a first step in the application process, the applicant must identify a track of interest and contact a faculty mentor in the selected track.  Students are admitted to the program upon endorsement of a faculty mentor and completion of all admission requirements, with final selection made by the PhD Studies Committee.   Stipend and tuition support is potentially available for qualified applicants.  Application deadline is January 5, 2011.

The applicant must meet all the general admissions requirements of the University of Miami Graduate School. Additionally, stipulations include:

  • Direct entry into the PhD program is dependent upon having any of the degrees below:
    An entry-level Doctor of Physical Therapy
    An advanced Masters Degree with a Bachelors Degree in Physical Therapy
    A Bachelors Degree in Physical Therapy.
  • An applicant with a Bachelors Degree in Physical Therapy, though able to commence course work in the PHD Program, will be required to complete the credits to equal that of Advanced Masters Degree in Physical Therapy before final admission to the PhD Program.
  • Official Transcripts of all college work.
  • Three completed recommendation forms with at least one form completed by a physical therapist.
  • A letter indicating career goals and objectives.
  • Licensure, or eligibility for licensure, as a physical therapist in the State of Florida (must be licensed within 1 year of admission).
  • GRE, The University of Miami requires a minimum of 1000 on the verbal and quantitative section.  In addition you are required to take the analytical section.

Foreign applicants, who complete college and university work in a foreign country, must have all transcripts evaluated by the University of Miami’s Office of International Admissions.

The research areas of the faculty are diverse, reflecting the clinical and scientific emphasizes areas of the faculty. Please refer to the Faculty Section for specifics.